Crochet Pencil Case Pattern – Back to School Crochet

Add a unique and colorful touch to your child’s back-to-school gear with this fun crochet pencil case pattern. Work it up in your child’s favorite colors, school colors, favorite sports teams, or any other combination you can think of! It’s also the perfect project for getting rid of all those little balls of yarn in your stash.

I made mine here with a cardboard paper towel tube but readers have written me about having success using wrapping paper tubes and even PVC pipes for added strength. Great ideas!

Crochet Pencil Case Pattern

Here’s what you need:

• cardboard paper towel tube
• worsted weight yarn from your stash
• US G-6 / 4 mm crochet hook
• 5/8 in. button
• tapestry needle, scissors

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this crochet pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart, How to Make a Magic Ring {photo & video tutorial}.

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Cut cardboard paper towel tube into two pieces, one piece 6 in. long and the second piece 2 in. long. Discard remaining section.

Bottom

Make a magic ring (as an alternative to the magic ring, you can ch 4 and join with a slip stitch in furthest chain from hook to form a ring).

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st here and throughout), work 6 sc in ring, join — 6 sts.

Round 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in same st as join and in each st around, join — 12 sts.

Round 3: Ch 1, work 2 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next, *2 sc in next, 1 sc in next, rep from * around, join — 18 sts.

Round 4: Ch 1, working in back loops only, work 1 sc in same st as join and each st around, join — 18 sts.

Rounds 5 and 6: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same st as join and each st around, join — 18 sts.

Using the long length of cardboard tube, check your fit. I prefer to then keep the tube placed and continue crocheting around it from here on.

Rounds 7 through 26: Repeat Round 5 until tube is covered, approximately to Round 26 — 18 sts.

Fasten off, leaving a tail of approx. 6 in.

Top

Using the smaller length of tube, repeat Rounds 1 through 11 of bottom or until tube is covered.

Last Round: Sl st in same st as join and into each of the next 8 sts, ch 5 (buttonloop made), Sl st into each of the next 9 sts — 18 sts and ch-5 space.

Fasten off, leaving a tail of approx. 6 in.

Finishing

Line up the joining seams and tails of both parts. Using a tapestry needle and the long tails, sew top and bottom together along 5 sts only forming a hinge on which the top will open. Line up the ch-5 buttonloop made in the last round of the top with your button and sew button into place. Weave in ends.

I even used this basic crochet pencil case pattern and customized it to make a cute minion case for my son!

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